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England on the verge, but it's just the beginning!

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Created: Wednesday, 10 June 2009 17:06

Written by Darren Douglas

After England's 4-0 win away at Kazakhstan on Saturday and the draw that followed it later that evening between nearest group rivals Croatia and Ukraine, Capello and his men are now tantalisingly close to World Cup qualification and South Africa in 2010. The performance may not have been the most convincing, but professional was probably the most frequent and polite description of how England overcame the Kazakhstanis in Almaty.

In the extreme unlikelihood that the Ukraine will fail to defeat Kazakhstan tonight, England would be all but mathematically certain to win the group and be qualified, again withstanding any heroics by Belarus or Croatia in their remaining fixtures. So on that basis we can start to plan ahead for next summer already, my concern is that we will face an increasing frenzy of hype as the next domestic season continues.

The patience of a sheikh

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Created: Monday, 08 June 2009 23:54

Written by David Moftakhar

Billionaire football club owners aren’t synonymous with patience. You only have to look at the managerial carousels at Chelsea and QPR to see that. However, at the Middle-Eastlands - the most heavily landed gentry of the lot - things are playing themselves out a little differently. 

Once the oil rich royalty from Abu Dhabi took over at Manchester City, it appeared as though Mark Hughes’s days were numbered. Breaking the British transfer record for Robinho and shouting the odds about signing Kaka, Messi and Ronaldo, the quiet and unassuming Welshman’s position seemed tenuous.   

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Let’s learn about…Leicester City: Part Two

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Created: Friday, 05 June 2009 00:24

Written by Ian Shine

It was at the start of the 2004/05 season that the managerial merry-go-round really started turning.

Mickey Adams was sacked in October and Howard Wilkinson was brought in as a stop gap before Craig Levein was lured from Hearts to take the job on a permanent basis.

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Let’s learn about…Leicester City

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Created: Thursday, 04 June 2009 13:33

Written by Ian Shine

As part of a new series here on 90minutes, we’ll be looking at all of this season’s promoted teams.

It begins with Leicester City, who were promoted from League One as champions after finally finding some measure of managerial stability.

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